When the 2014 FIFA World Cup kick off in Brazil next year , match will take place inside of Mineirão Stadium , a 50 - year - former venue that was in ruination only a X ago . But thanks to some carefulrenovationsat the hands ofBCMF Arquitetos , it ’s newfangled again — and quick for a lilliputian association football action .
The opening of a new bowl is a huge great deal in any urban center . But the sad thing is , it does n’t take long for arena to become outdated . Texas Stadium ? Razed in 2010 in favor of Jerryworld . Shea Stadium ? demolish in 2009 to make way for Citi Field . latterly , some critics have questioned whether new stadiums areactually such a great thingfor a city ’s economy after all . Fortunately , Belo Horizonte , Brazil has not suffered the same fate .
in the beginning design in the sixties by architects Eduardo Mendes Guimarães Júnior and Gaspar Garreto , Mineirão is an telling public venue — but it needed some work to bring it back up to snuff for 2014 . That ’s whereBCMF Arquitetoscame in .
The edifice retain much of its original form — the beautiful oval casing , supported by 88 ribs stretching up to the sky , did n’t go anywhere . But the relief of the venue was strip down , for make a few significant reparation . You see , the edifice had sunk by about 11 inch , so the architects had to lend it back up to its original layer using hydraulic Jack-tar and steel cablegram .
Then they added a new , cantilevered roof for shade and lowered the pitch . bring down the pitch ensures a better eyeshot for hearing members , no matter if they ’re in the epistaxis or in the front row . capability was also increased to 62,000 seating . Mineirão ’s infrastructure and service were also upgraded and , since it is a arena , the designers added some new shop . Finally , the designers made some aesthetic improvement to the ring landscapes , adding piazza and industrial plant lifetime that intelligibly define the program of various area .
Thanks to this catgut refurbishment , Mineirão might be one of the most sustainable sporting venue around . It ’s the first bowl in the world to be completely powered by solar zip , and it will cut down on its pee use of goods and services using rain harvesting . All in all , it ’s a brilliant model for how other cities can deal with the financial incumbrance of host the World Cup or the Olympics — not by build new stadiums , but by renovate the former .
The whole projection is quick just in meter for the World Cup , which begins next June . It ’s soft to forget that such a stunning topographic point is conk to house one thousand and thousands of rabid association football fan in a little less than a year . [ Dezeen ]
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